Document 1046
 DOCN  M9541046
 TI    Providing long-term care for persons with AIDS. Results from a survey of
       nursing homes in the United States.
 DT    9504
 AU    Gentry D; Fogarty TE; Lehrman S; Group in Health Services and Policy
       Analysis, School of Public; Health, University of California, Berkeley.
 SO    AIDS Patient Care. 1994 Jun;8(3):130-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       AIDS/95103318
 AB    In this pilot study, a random sample of 50 nursing homes located in each
       of the five U.S. cities with the highest AIDS incidence were surveyed
       (total N = 250) to determine: (1) the frequency of admission inquiries
       by, and actual admissions of PWAs, (2) the frequency of adoption of
       formal AIDS admission policies, (3) the industry's concerns regarding
       provision of care in traditional nursing homes, and (4) the industry's
       preferred way of delivering long-term care (LTC) to PWAs. The majority
       of the facilities cited ability to meet special care needs, the costs of
       this care, and inadequate reimbursement as important admission policy
       issues. The majority indicated a preference for either special care
       units for AIDS or AIDS-specific skilled nursing facilities as the most
       appropriate setting for the provision of LTC to persons living with
       AIDS. While almost half (48.2 percent) of the facilities had been
       approached, at least informally, about admitting a PWA, only 15.4
       percent of the nursing homes had admitted a resident with AIDS.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*THERAPY  Adult  Aged  Attitude
       Demography  Female  Human  Insurance, Health, Reimbursement  Licensure
       *Long-Term Care  Male  Middle Age  *Nursing Homes/ECONOMICS
       Organizational Policy  Pilot Projects  Questionnaires  Sampling Studies
       United States  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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